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Joshua Redman and Vertical Voices to Headline 2020 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival
Posted 10/18/2019 6:45:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Oct. 18, 2019 — The University of Idaho’s Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival – Feb. 28-29, 2020 – will continue its legacy of honoring traditional jazz music while highlighting the top musicians of today’s jazz scene. The festival’s evening concerts will feature current jazz icons Joshua Redman and Vertical Voices, as well as all 16 members of the Lionel Hampton Big Band – the first time in more than 19 years that the entire band will be in attendance. Read more
Presentation Addresses Potlatch’s Past and Future
Posted 10/17/2019 4:23:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Oct. 17, 2019 — What happens to the company town when the company leaves? That is the subject of the next Malcolm Renfrew Interdisciplinary Colloquium at the University of Idaho at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 in the Whitewater Room of the Idaho Student Union (formerly the Idaho Commons). Read more
ATOS Trio to Perform at U of I Auditorium Chamber Music Series
Posted 10/15/2019 6:25:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Oct. 15, 2019 — The second performance of the season for the Auditorium Chamber Music Series will feature the critically acclaimed ATOS Trio 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Administration Building Auditorium. Read more
U of I Presents a Comedy of Missed Connections Oct. 18-27
Posted 10/14/2019 8:23:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Oct. 14, 2019 — The University of Idaho Department of Theatre Arts presents “This Random World” by Steven Dietz Oct. 18-27 at the Forge Theatre, 404 Sweet Ave., Moscow. The play starts at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18, 19, 24, 25 and 26 with “pay what you can” matinees at 2 p.m. Oct. 20, 26 and 27. Read more
National Bestseller Leni Zumas Featured at Palouse Literary Festival
Posted 10/14/2019 4:57:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Oct. 14, 2019 — A lineup of nationally acclaimed authors and poets will be featured at events throughout downtown Moscow for the University of Idaho’s inaugural Palouse Literary Festival Oct. 17-19. Admission to all events is free. Read more
Post-Haste Reed Duo Album Featured in Fanfare Magazine
Posted 10/9/2019 8:50:00 PM
The Post-Haste Reed Duo, co-founded by University of Idaho Assistant Professor of Bassoon Javier Rodriguez, will be featured in the November/December 2019 issue of "Fanfare Magazine" for the release of their latest album, “Donut Robot!” The album, partially funded by a 2018 CLASS Summer Research Grant, includes all-newly commissioned music for bassoon and saxophone. Read more
Katie Blevins' Research Highlighted in Civic Information Journal
Posted 10/8/2019 10:22:00 PM
Can government officials block constituents without violating the First Amendment? What are the boundaries of public access to government officials on social media? Katie Blevins, an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Media, published an article exploring these questions in the inaugural issue of The Journal of Civic Information. Read more
Two CLASS Faculty Earn Inaugural Idaho GEM Innovative Educator Awards
Posted 9/30/2019 9:55:00 PM
Diane Carter and Barbara Kirchmeier — both faculty in the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences — were recognized for their outstanding teaching as recipients of the inaugural Idaho GEM Innovative Educator Awards, presented by the Idaho State Board of Education's General Education Committee and Capital Educators Credit Union. The pair were announced as the top statewide educators in a specific category at the annual Idaho State Board of Education General Education Summit on Sept. 19. Read more
Caisley Plays Produced Internationally This Fall
Posted 9/25/2019 9:59:00 PM
Two plays written by Robert Caisley, chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, will be produced internationally this fall. "Happy," which played to sold-out audiences last year in its Spanish-language premiere, has been revived for a limited engagement run at Teatro Milan in Mexico City. His play "Lucky Me" opens in October at Theater Ungelt in Prague in a new Czech translation. Read more
Criminology Degree Returns to the University of Idaho in Summer ’20
Posted 9/17/2019 5:16:00 PM
MOSCOW, Idaho — Sept. 16, 2019 — The University of Idaho’s College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences aims to meet a growing demand for criminal justice-related occupations by bringing back its degree in criminology. Read more